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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Surface optimization"”.
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Self learning strategies for experimental design and response surface optimization
… over a wide range of process and design optimization applications. These designs often lack the ability to adapt the design based on the characteristics of application and experimental space so as to reduce the number of experiments necessary. Hence, they are not cost effective for …
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An Integrated Probability-Based Approach for Multiple Response Surface Optimization
… characteristics where individual modeling and optimization approaches can not provide a balanced compromising solution. Since performance, cost, schedule, and consistency remain the basics of any design process, design configurations are expected to meet several conflicting requirements at the …
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Structural Optimization of Bell Crank using Adaptive Response Surface Optimization
… contributes to the development of a structural optimization software system designed to support design optimization. The focus of this thesis work is on formulating strategies to obtain accurate solutions and enhance the efficiency of the optimization process, particularly when dealing with …
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The use of correlated simulation experiments in response surface optimization
Response surface methodology (RSM) provides a useful framework for the optimization of stochastic simulation models. The sequential experimentation and model fitting procedures of RSM enable prediction of the response and location of the optimum operating conditions. In a simulation environment, …
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Single-Step Factor Screening and Response Surface Optimization Using Optimal Designs with Minimal Aliasing
… and Wu (2001) introduced a method for response surface exploration using only one design by using a 3-level design to first screen a large number of factors and then project onto the significant factors to perform response surface exploration. Previous work generally involved selecting designs …
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An Automated Optimal Design of a Fan Blade Using an Integrated CFD/MDO Computer Environment
… (CFD) and non-linear Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) algorithms. Well known evolutionary type optimization algorithms include the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Response Surface Optimization (RSO) and Genetic (GA) Algorithms. The benchmark case study is the optimal design of a …
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Hydrofoil shape optimization by gradient methods
… and test techniques for the computational optimization of hydrofoil sections and lifting surfaces advancing under a free surface. A mathematical model was developed based on the extension of a two-dimensional potential flow solution to account for three dimensional effects. Prandtl's …
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Biological Circuit Design via BioCAD Tools
… and state-of-the-art algorithms performing: (i) Optimization, by analyzing continuous, discrete or hybrid (continuous and discrete) variable spaces, for Single- and Multi-objective optimization problems and for local or global search; (ii) Sensitivity Analysis, for evaluating the importance of …
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A Structural Optimization Scripted Software System
This thesis introduces an optimization software system which supports two separate optimization approaches to solve structural optimization problems with small and large-scale finite element models. The approach for solving the structural optimization problems of small-scale finite element models …
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MULTI-SCALE DYNAMICS OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WITH FRICTION
Contact between rough surfaces occurs in numerous engineering systems and in many instances influences the macro behavior of the system. In many instances, the interaction between rough surfaces, affect the macro behavior of the system. Effective treatment of systems containing rough surface …
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Exploration of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Integrated Design Methodology for Potential Application to a Wind Turbine Blade
… and determination matrix indicate the blade optimization problem setup as non-linear and quadratic fit. The most sensitive design parameters are used to formulate the flow optimization problem. A response surface optimization (RSO) methodology is employed for carrying out the blade shape …
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Βελτιστοποίηση φυσικών συστημάτων επεξεργασίας υγρών αποβλήτων
Η μελέτη ενός πειράματος μικρής πιλοτικής κλίμακας, με δύο παράλληλα συστήματα ρηχών λεκανών (ύψους 0.35m), η μία λεκάνη με φύτευση του είδους Typha Latifolia και η άλλη χωρίς φύτευση, διεξάχθηκε για τον σχεδιασμό ελεύθερης επιφανειακής ροής (FWS) τεχνητού υγροτόπου. Οι δύο λεκάνες τροφοδοτήθηκαν …
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Advancing RIS Optimization: From Ideal to Realistic Models
… to the ability of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) to control the propagation environment in their vicinity, they have emerged as an appealing solution to enhance the performance of next-generation wireless networks. These surfaces consist of low-cost, energy-efficient reflecting …